Yuletide Terror Pre-Sale Campaign and Film!

Christmas in my home is never complete until screenings of Black Christmas,Silent Night, Deadly Night and Christmas Evil. They’re tradition, which I hope to pass down in my family for generations to come. Fortunately I’m not the only weirdo out there with a love for Christmastime horror, as evident when I heard about the upcoming book Yuletide Terror: Christmas Horror on Film and Television, the latest release from Canadian micro-publisher Spectacular Optical. The book collects 20 essays on the history of these macabre delights, along with Motion Picture Purgatory comic reviews of Christmas horror films by cartoonist Rick Trembles and original illustrations by British artist Alisdair Wood.

Pre-order your copy now by heading over to the book’s Indiegogo campaign. Perks include mixtapes, blu-rays, additional film books, and even a Gremlins Christmas sweater. To accompany the book, Spectacular Optical will be releasing a new Christmas horror short film written and directed by Sean Hogan (The Devil’s Business) and produced by Deviant Films, the team behind Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD. The short will screen at book launch events in November and December before its online release on Christmas Eve.

For a taste of what’s to come, here is the full Table of Contents:

Terror and Transformation: The Enduring Legacy of A Christmas CarolBy Leslie Hatton